Contents
Cressy modernisation, Dalgairns essay, CCEL 1901 transcription
(ii) That it is a Mastery and noble Skill to love Men’s Persons, and yet wisely to hate their sins, and how
(iii) How a Man shall know how much Wrath and Envy is hid in the ground of his Heart, and how he may know whether he loves his Enemies, and the Examples we have thereof in our Saviour
VII. Of Covetousness, and how a Man may know how much of it is hid in his Heart
VIII. (i) Of Gluttony, and how a Man shall know when he sinneth not in Eating and Drinking, and when he sinneth venially, and when deadly
(ii) That a Man should be busy to put away and hinder all Motions of Sin, but more busy about those of Spiritual sins than those of Bodily
(iii) What Remedy a Man should use against the Faults in Eating and Drinking
IX. Of the Five Windows of this dark Image, and what cometh in by them, and how they are to be ordered
X. Of another Hole or Window that is to be stopped as well as the Windows of the Senses, viz., the Imagination
XI. A Brief Rehearsal of what hath been said in the former Chapters, with a Portraiture of this dark Image of sin
XII. A comparing of this Image with the Image of Jesus, and how it is to be dealt with
XIII. How a Man shall be shapen to the Image of Jesus, and Jesus shapen in him
XIV. The Conclusion of this Book, and of the Cause why it was made, and how she for whom it was made was to make use of it
THE SECOND BOOK
PART I
I. (i) That a Man is the Image of God after the Soul and not after the Body; and how he is restored and reformed thereto that was misshapen by sin
(ii) That Jews and Pagans and also false Christians are not reformed effectually through the virtue of the Passion through their own Faults
II. Of two Manners of Reforming of this Image, one in fulness, another in part
III. That Reforming in part is in two manners, one in Faith, another in Feeling
IV. That through the Sacrament of Baptism (which is grounded in the Passion of Christ) this Image is reformed from Original sin
V. That through the Sacrament of Penance (that consisteth in Contrition, Confession and Satisfaction) this Image is reformed from Actual sin
VI. That we are to believe stedfastly the reforming of this Image, if our Conscience witness to us a full forsaking of sin, and a true turning of our Will to good living
VII. That all the Souls that live humbly in the Faith of Holy Church, and have their Faith enlivened with Love and Charity, be reformed by this Sacrament, though it be so that they cannot feel the special gift of Devotion or of spiritual feeling
VIII. That Souls reformed need ever to fight and strive against the Motions of sin while they live here. And how a Soul may know when she assenteth to these Motions, and when not
IX. That this Image is both fair and foul whilst it is in this Life here, though it be reformed; and of the Differences of the secret Feelings of those that be reformed and those that be not
X. Of three sorts of Men, whereof some be not reformed, and some be reformed only in Faith, and some both in Faith and Feeling
XI. How Men that abide and live in sin, misshape themselves into the likeness of divers Beasts, and they be called the Lovers of the World
XII. (i) How Lovers of this World in divers ways disenable themselves from becoming reformed in their Souls
(ii) A little Counsel how Lovers of this World should do, if they will be reformed in their Souls before their departure hence
PART II
Of Reforming in Faith and Feeling also
I. That this Reforming cannot be suddenly gotten, but in length of Time, by Grace, and much Spiritual and Corporal Industry
II. (i) The Causes why so few Souls in comparison of the Multitude of others come to this Reforming that is both in Faith and Feeling
(ii) How that without great Corporal and Spiritual Industry, and without much Grace and Humility, Souls cannot come to reforming in Feeling nor keep themselves therein after they come thereto
III. An Entry or good Beginning of a Spiritual Journey, showing how a Soul should behave herself in intending and working that will come to this Reforming, by example of a Pilgrim going to Jerusalem
IV. Of certain Temptations and Lettings which Souls feel from their Spiritual Enemies, in their Spiritual knowing and going towards Jerusalem, and the Remedies against them
V. Of an evil Day and a good Night, and what they mean, and how the Love of the World is likened to an evil Day, and the love of God to a good Night
VI. How that the Desire of Jesus felt in this lightsome Darkness slayeth all Motions of sin, and enableth the Soul to perceive spiritual Lightnings from the heavenly Jerusalem, that is, Jesus
VII. How a Man shall know false Illuminations, that are feigned by the Enemy, from the true Light of knowing that cometh out of Jesus, and by what tokens
VIII. How great profit it is to the Soul to be brought through Grace into lightsome Darkness, and how a Man shall dispose himself if he will come thereto
IX. That the Working of our Lord Jesus in the Reforming of a Soul, is divided into four times, which are: Calling, Justifying, Magnifying and Glorifying